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The suburban sprawl capital of the world and one of the largest cities
in the South is Atlanta, Georgia. The booming town is now home to
over five million people. The 2018 Atlanta calendars feature the always
busy and active downtown area. The city has a number of nicknames,
from The A-T-L to Hotlanta to the Big Peach. Despite the warm
climate, Atlanta does get a couple inches of snowfall each year.
When it does, the city virtually shuts down. It is home to three
of the four major sports franchises including the Falcons in the NFL,
the Hawks in the NBA, and the Braves in the MLB. The Atlanta 2018
wall calendars contain information about the city itself and the history
of how it developed. Violent crime was a major problem in Atlanta,
but it has since subsided in recent years and is now the lowest since
1969.

Back in the early 1900's when the city was in its infancy,
Peachtree
Street was the primary road as you can see in the above Then and Now
2018 Atlanta calendars. Back then, only 90,000 people were
residents in the city proper, but that was an increase from just 10,000
in 1860. Today, the region is bustling and home to many corporate
giants, including Delta Airlines, CNN and Coca-Cola. While there
are roughly half a million people in the city limits, there are a
staggering 5.7 million in the metro area, ranking ninth in the country.
The history that is reflected in the 2018 Atlanta calendars dates back
to pre-Civil War days when Native Americans occupied the land.
After they were removed, the white settlers came in 1822. Forty
odd
years later when the calendar turned to 1864, the Battle of Atlanta
took place as Union General William Sherman took
control of the city shortly before he began his brutal march to Savannah.
Sherman then proceeded to burn down nearly every building in Atlanta
without regard to whether it was a civilian or military structure.